Dec 24, 2010 | GUEST CONTRIBUTORS, HOME MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
Electricity 101: Preventing Electrical Shock If you’re in the do-it-yourself mode for making electrical repairs in your home or business, you need to educate yourself on avoiding electrical shock. Timothy Thiele, a writer for www.about.com, offers these tips....
Dec 22, 2010 | MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
There are more buyers right now than there were in 2005. And there’s good reason for that. Prices have dropped 40-50%. BUYERS ADVICE: If you able to buy real estate now, you are in a rather enviable position. There’s the potential for future...
Dec 20, 2010 | MIAMI REAL ESTATE
The day has finally arrived…it’s CLOSING DAY! Closing is the legal transfer of ownership from seller to buyer. It’s a formal meeting that most of the parties involved in the deal with attend. Closings are usually held at the title company or...
Dec 17, 2010 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
Once your offer has been accepted, it’s time for a home inspection. As the buyer, you have the right (and The Restivo Team always recommends) to hire a professional inspector to evaluate the condition of the home. There is an inspection clause included in the...
Dec 16, 2010 | JUST FOR FUN, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
I was playing in a South Florida women’s doubles tennis match early this morning … My mind was on a counter-offer we’d submitted – late last night – on a property we have listed for sale. I knew we weren’t expecting a counter...
